最新研究：美国最后一艘奴隶船残骸保存完好

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文章讲述了关于美国最后一艘奴隶船的最新发现，由于其特殊的沉没位置，至今仍保存完好。

Researchers studying the wreckage(残骸) of the last U.S. slave ship, buried in mud on the Alabama coast since it was sank in 1860, have made the surprising discovery that most of the wooden ship remains undamaged, including the prison that was used to lock up African captives during the cruel journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

研究最后一艘美国奴隶船在1860年沉没后被埋在阿拉巴马海岸的泥地中的残骸的研究人员令人惊讶地发现，这艘船的大部分没有损坏，包括在穿越大西洋的残酷旅程中用来关押非洲俘虏的监狱。

At least two-thirds of the ship remains, and the existence of the slave prison, built during the voyage by the addition of a bulkhead( 舱壁 ) where people were held as cargo below the main deck for weeks, raises questions about whether food and water containers, chains and even human DNA could remain in the ship, said Delgado. “It’s the best-preserved wreck ever discovered,” he said. “It’s because it’s sitting in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta with fresh water and in mud that protected it so it’s still there.”

至少有3分之2的船只仍然存在，奴隶监狱的存在是在航行中通过增加一个舱壁建造的，在那里人们作为货物被关押在主甲板下数周，提出了关于食物和水容器、链条甚至人类DNA是否会留在船上的问题，德尔加多说。“这是有史以来发现的保存最完好的沉船，” 他说。“这是因为它坐落在流动的Tensaw三角洲，那里有淡水和泥浆保护着它，所以它仍然在那里。”

For Joycelyn Davis, a sixth-generation granddaughter of African captive Charlie Lewis, the story of what happened more than 160 years ago is best told through the people who were involved, not a sunken ship. But she said she couldn’t wait to learn more about what has been discovered, adding “I think it’s going to be a surprise for us all.”

对于被非洲俘虏的查理·刘易斯的第六代孙女乔伊塞林·戴维斯来说，160多年前发生的事情最好通过参与其中的人来讲述，而不是通过一艘沉船。但她说她迫不及待地想了解更多被发现的东西，并补充道，“我认为这对我们所有人来说都是一个惊喜。”